Fultah Fisher's Boarding House
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Fultah Fisher's Boarding House | |
| Directed by | Frank Capra |
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| Based on | "The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding-House" by Rudyard Kipling |
| Produced by | Walter Montague |
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| Edited by | Frank Capra |
Production company | Fireside Productions |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English intertitles |
| Budget | $1,700 |
Fultah Fisher's Boarding House is a 1922 American silent film short and the first film directed by Frank Capra.[1] Based on a poem by Rudyard Kipling, the film is about a prostitute living at a boarding house who provokes a fight that leads to the death of a sailor.[2]
Plot[edit]
Fultah Fisher runs a boarding house catering to seamen passing through the port. A local girl known as Anne of Austria has had many lovers amongst the sailors, and is currently linked to Salem Hardieker, a tough Bostonian. When Anne is drawn to a new potential lover, Hans, he rejects her, knowing she's Salem's girl.
Cast[edit]
- Mildred Owens as Anne of Austria
- Ethan Allen as Salem Hardieker
- Olaf Skavlan as Hans the Dane
Production[edit]
Frank Capra, on his first attempt at making a film, managed to write, cast, direct and edit the film all on his own. The film was shot in San Francisco.[3]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ Nicole Gagne (2014). "Fultah Fisher's Boarding House". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ "Fultah Fisher's Boarding House". Globalfilms2010.blogs.wm.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ "Fultah Fisher's Boarding House". Globalfilms2010.blogs.wm.edu. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
Sources[edit]
- Capra, Frank (1971). Frank Capra, The Name Above the Title. New York: The Macmillan Company. ISBN 978-1-199-35367-2.
- Scherle, Victor; Levy, William Turner (1977). The Films of Frank Capra. Secaucus: The Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0-806-50430-8.
External links[edit]
- Fultah Fisher's Boarding House at IMDb
- Fultah Fisher's Boarding House at the TCM Movie Database
- Fultah Fisher's Boarding House at AllMovie
- The short film Fultah Fisher's Boarding House is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
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